The effect of an ankle-foot orthosis on walking ability in chronic stroke patients: A randomized controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 550-557

  de Wit, D C M ^a   Buurke, J H ^a   Nijlant, J M M ^a   IJzerman, M J ^a   Hermens, H J ^a  

^a ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLIMBING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; ORTHOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; STANDING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; WALKING;

EID: 4043162788     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215504cr770oa     Document Type: Article

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